Museum of Glass
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The Museum of Glass is a contemporary art museum in Tacoma, Washington, renowned for its exhibitions and live demonstrations focused on glass art and glassmaking.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Museum of Glass canonical | 12 |
| Museum of Glass Hot Shop | 1 |
| Museum of Glass galleries | 1 |
| Museum of Glass in Tacoma | 1 |
| Museum of Glass in Tacoma conceptual work (early competition phase) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T989166 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Museum of Glass Context triple: [Tacoma, Washington, hasMuseum, Museum of Glass]
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Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass is a renowned museum in Corning, New York, dedicated to the art, history, and science of glass, featuring extensive collections and live glassblowing demonstrations.
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B.
Heard Museum
The Heard Museum is a renowned museum in Phoenix, Arizona, dedicated to the art, culture, and history of Native peoples, particularly those of the Southwest.
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C.
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is a museum and gallery space in Houston dedicated to advancing education and appreciation of contemporary craft in materials such as clay, fiber, glass, metal, and wood.
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D.
Grand Rapids Public Museum
The Grand Rapids Public Museum is a regional history and science museum in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, known for its exhibits on local culture, natural history, and its planetarium.
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E.
Timken Museum of Art
The Timken Museum of Art is a free-admission fine arts museum in San Diego renowned for its collection of European old masters, American art, and Russian icons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Museum of Glass Target entity description: The Museum of Glass is a contemporary art museum in Tacoma, Washington, renowned for its exhibitions and live demonstrations focused on glass art and glassmaking.
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A.
Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass is a renowned museum in Corning, New York, dedicated to the art, history, and science of glass, featuring extensive collections and live glassblowing demonstrations.
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B.
Heard Museum
The Heard Museum is a renowned museum in Phoenix, Arizona, dedicated to the art, culture, and history of Native peoples, particularly those of the Southwest.
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C.
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is a museum and gallery space in Houston dedicated to advancing education and appreciation of contemporary craft in materials such as clay, fiber, glass, metal, and wood.
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D.
Grand Rapids Public Museum
The Grand Rapids Public Museum is a regional history and science museum in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, known for its exhibits on local culture, natural history, and its planetarium.
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E.
Timken Museum of Art
The Timken Museum of Art is a free-admission fine arts museum in San Diego renowned for its collection of European old masters, American art, and Russian icons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
ⓘ
contemporary art museum ⓘ glass museum ⓘ |
| architect | Arthur Erickson ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Chihuly Bridge of Glass ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | glass art ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
contemporary glass art
ⓘ
glassmaking ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
contemporary glass artworks
ⓘ
site-specific glass installations ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
café
ⓘ
education studio ⓘ exhibition galleries ⓘ hot shop amphitheater ⓘ museum store ⓘ outdoor plaza ⓘ working glassblowing studio ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
Hot Shop Heroes
ⓘ
Kids Design Glass ⓘ artist-in-residence program ⓘ |
| height | approximately 90 feet ⓘ |
| inception | 2002 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artist residencies
ⓘ
contemporary glass exhibitions ⓘ educational programs ⓘ live glassblowing demonstrations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Pierce County, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Pierce County
Tacoma ⓘ
linked to:
Tacoma, Washington
Washington ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Thea Foss Waterway ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
glass ⓘ |
| name | Museum of Glass ⓘ |
| near |
Downtown Tacoma
ⓘ
linked to:
downtown Tacoma
Tacoma Art Museum ⓘ University of Washington Tacoma campus ⓘ |
| openingDate | July 6, 2002 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Museum of Glass organization ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Pacific Northwest art community
ⓘ
Tacoma metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Tacoma, Washington
|
| roofFeature | stainless steel cone ⓘ |
| visitorExperience |
participate in educational workshops
ⓘ
view live glassmaking ⓘ |
| website | https://www.museumofglass.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Museum of Glass Description of subject: The Museum of Glass is a contemporary art museum in Tacoma, Washington, renowned for its exhibitions and live demonstrations focused on glass art and glassmaking.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Museum of Glass
subject linked to:
downtown Tacoma
linked to: Museum of Glass
linked to: Museum of Glass
linked to: Museum of Glass